Democratic Society Congress (DTK) co-chair Leyla Güven was sentenced to 22 years and three months in prison for her statements against the attacks on Afrin and the activities of the DTK. An arrest warrant was also issued for Güven.Read More
The Turkish army is reportedly plundering forests in rural areas of Zakho (Zaxo) in Iraqi Kurdistan while thousands of trees cut due to the road construction are being transported to Turkey. The Turkish state is also reportedly responsible for the destruction of thousands of olive trees in Afrin in Syria as well as the transport […]Read More
Communist Party of Kurdistan (KKP) chair Sinan Çiftyürek commented on the backstage events of Iraq Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s visit to Turkey and also the recent developments regarding Sinjar, the Kurdistan Regional Government and North East Syria.Read More
Attacks against North East Syria have continued during the night and into the early morning on 20 December.Read More
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria’s (AANES) Humanitarian Affairs Bureau has published a written statement urging the United Nations and the international community to stop Turkey’s latest attacks on Ayn Issa.Read More
Since 18 January 2018 more than 200 women have been kidnapped in the Afrin (Efrin) region of North East Syria.Read More
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesperson Kino Gabriel has said that Turkey and Turkish-backed groups aimed to take over new areas with their attacks on Ain Issa. Gabriel denied the claim that the city would be handed over to the Syrian regime.Read More
Nurhak Kılagöz, an artist from the Mesopotamia Culture Centre (MKM), has released an instrumental song named “Dayika Taybet” to commemorate the death of Taybet İnan, who was murdered during curfews declared in the Silopi district of Şırnak (Şirnex) in 2015 and whose body was left on the street for seven days.Read More
Democratic Union Party co-presidency council member Saleh Moslem commented on the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP) attacks in Amediye and the latest situation in Iraqi Kurdistan.Read More
The Media Centre of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) issued a press statement regarding the media reports about what allegedly happened in the area of Sihêla on Wednesday 16 December.Read More